[opensuse] Reset settings for -> "Open With.." > "Remember application association.."

williamkow

3 Dec 2007 3 Dec '07

09:44

I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click the folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..", so that i can play MP3 songs in that folder. after that, whenever I open any other folder, Amarok will be opened, How to fix it ? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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Aaron Kulkis

3 Dec 3 Dec

09:56

williamkow wrote:

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I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click the folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..", so that i can play MP3 songs in that folder. after that, whenever I open any other folder, Amarok will be opened, How to fix it ?

Well yeah.... that's because you set the file association to the DIRECTORY type, instead of .mp3 File associations are based on the output of the utility called "file" (to see what i mean, run file /home file /home/.cshrc file /bin/ls What did you expect a file TYPE association to do? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

jdd

10:00

williamkow wrote:

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I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click the folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..", so that i can play MP3 songs in that folder. after that, whenever I open any other folder, Amarok will be opened, How to fix it ?

go to kde control center, and find "file association" (the exact position and name may depend of your version) the problem is oftent than there are "linked" extensions. mp3 may be (just as an example) linked to mpeg, I had the problem for jpg and jpeg. You have then two tags where you can find applications to be launched I always find this setup confusing, last time I asked an html file to be openned by gvim, and after that it used this news setup by default. No easy to surf the net :-)) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Jonas de Buhr

10:20

hello! Am Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:44:33 +0800 schrieb williamkow :

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I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click the folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..",

you just told your desktop envirmonment to always open folders with amarok instead of a file manager. in most desktop environments (you do not mention which one you use...) this setting does not refer to _this one folder_ but to _folders in general_.

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after that, whenever I open any other folder, Amarok will be opened, How to fix it ?

this is exactly what you configured ;) to fix it:

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right-click a folder, and chosse "open with", and select , and I tick "Remember Application Association..",

and to play mp3s just start amarok from the menu... /jonas -- // Jonas de Buhr // IVV5 Universitaet Muenster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Aaron Kulkis

11:14

Jonas de Buhr wrote:

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hello!

Am Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:44:33 +0800 schrieb williamkow :

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I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click the folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..",

you just told your desktop envirmonment to always open folders with amarok instead of a file manager. in most desktop environments (you do not mention which one you use...) this setting does not refer to _this one folder_ but to _folders in general_.

...
after that, whenever I open any other folder, Amarok will be opened, How to fix it ?

this is exactly what you configured ;) to fix it:

...
right-click a folder, and chosse "open with", and select , and I tick "Remember Application Association..",

and to play mp3s just start amarok from the menu...

Yet another reason why file associations are evil... the whole concept makes people braindead. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

williamkow

11:16

http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=63377 In the File Manager (Konqueror), I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click that folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..", so that i can play all the MP3 songs with Amarok, inside that folder. But, starting now on, whenever I click any icon (other folder), Amarok will be automatically opened, But actually I click the other icon (folder) just because I want see the contain in that folder, and not run Amarok. I have checked the setting in KDE Control Center (Personal Settings/Configure Desktop) > KDE Components > File Association, but i can find setting that can reset the problem. Please help, thank you. _________________________________________________________________________ Jonas de Buhr wrote:

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hello!

Am Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:44:33 +0800 schrieb williamkow :

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I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click the folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..",

you just told your desktop envirmonment to always open folders with amarok instead of a file manager. in most desktop environments (you do not mention which one you use...) this setting does not refer to _this one folder_ but to _folders in general_.

...
after that, whenever I open any other folder, Amarok will be opened, How to fix it ?

this is exactly what you configured ;) to fix it:

...
right-click a folder, and chosse "open with", and select , and I tick "Remember Application Association..",

and to play mp3s just start amarok from the menu...

/jonas

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Rikard Johnels

13:39

On Monday 03 December 2007 12:16, williamkow wrote:

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http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=63377

In the File Manager (Konqueror), I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click that folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..", so that i can play all the MP3 songs with Amarok, inside that folder. But, starting now on, whenever I click any icon (other folder), Amarok will be automatically opened, But actually I click the other icon (folder) just because I want see the contain in that folder, and not run Amarok. I have checked the setting in KDE Control Center (Personal Settings/Configure Desktop) > KDE Components > File Association, but i can find setting that can reset the problem. Please help, thank you.

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What youdid wrong was to mark the folder, and not one mp3 file. You associated the folder with amarok, not the mp3's. Do the same thing again, rightclick on the folder and choose open with konqueror and make it remember that. and all ought to be well in town again... -- /Rikard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- email : rikard.j@rikjoh.com web : http://www.rikjoh.com mob: : +46 (0)763 19 76 25 ------------------------ Public PGP fingerprint ---------------------------- < 15 28 DF 78 67 98 B2 16 1F D3 FD C5 59 D4 B6 78 46 1C EE 56 >

Aaron Kulkis

15:15

Rikard Johnels wrote:

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On Monday 03 December 2007 12:16, williamkow wrote:

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http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=63377

In the File Manager (Konqueror), I have a folder which contain all my MP3 songs/files, then I right-click that folder, and chosse "open with", and select Amarok, and I tick "Remember Application Association..", so that i can play all the MP3 songs with Amarok, inside that folder. But, starting now on, whenever I click any icon (other folder), Amarok will be automatically opened, But actually I click the other icon (folder) just because I want see the contain in that folder, and not run Amarok. I have checked the setting in KDE Control Center (Personal Settings/Configure Desktop) > KDE Components > File Association, but i can find setting that can reset the problem. Please help, thank you.

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What youdid wrong was to mark the folder, and not one mp3 file. You associated the folder with amarok, not the mp3's.

No, he associated the file-type "directory" with amarok.

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Do the same thing again, rightclick on the folder and choose open with konqueror and make it remember that. and all ought to be well in town again...

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Jonas de Buhr

4 Dec 4 Dec

10:20

Am Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:15:11 -0500 schrieb Aaron Kulkis :

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You associated the folder with amarok, not the mp3's.

No, he associated the file-type "directory" with amarok.

hi! i think this is exactly, what 'williamkow' didn't unterstand :) -- // Jonas de Buhr // IVV5 Universitaet Muenster -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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